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This is how we make it funky
Waiting Game - Bumpy. The singer Amy Dowd goes by the stage name Bumpy. She's from the Noongar people of Western Australia. The song was on her 2023 EP Morning Sun.
Same Old Fool - Checkerboard Lounge, from their 2023 album Rollercoaster.
Hold On - Emma Donovan and the Putbacks, it was was on their album Crossover, a 2020 release. Emma is of Naaguja and Yamatji heritage.
Love Come Around - Lachy Doley on keyboards, with his band, recorded in Studios 301 in Sydney on his birthday in 2021, in front of a small audience and released as the Studio 301 Sessions. The song features Mahalia Barnes singing - she is the daughter of Cold Chisel frontman Jimmy Barnes.
I'm Lost Without You - Marlon Williams, from his debut self-titled album, which came out in 2015. He's from New Zealand and has been based in Melbourne for many years.
Ride - Yolngu rapper Baker Boy, from his album Gela, a 2021 release, featuring vocals by fellow Yolngu singer Yirrmal Marika.
22- Private Mountain, from their EP Optimism Cult, a 2022 release.
Let Go of Love - Bleak Squad, the title track of this September 2025 release by a new group of experienced players: Mick Harvey, one of Nick Cave's long-term playmates; Mick Turner, guitarist from Dirty Three and a dozen other groups; Adalita, who has fronted the band Magic Dirt for many years; and session drummer/producer Marty Brown.
Street Lamp Stomp - Belles Will Ring, from their 2011 album Crystal Theatre.
Dead Slow - Heavy Moss, a single they released In November 2024, and also the title of their 2024 album.
Rootsy soul
Other Side of the Mountain - Suzanna Espie, from her 2012 album Sea of Lights. It was Rhythms magazine's 2012 album of the year and is receiving the reissue treatment in November.
No Lookin' Back - Rockwell T. James, from his 1977 album A Shot of Rhythm and Blues. As Ronnie Peel, he was in several successful bands, including the Missing Links and the La De Das.
I've Been Used - Vince Jones, singer and trumpet player, from his 1986 album Tell Me A Secret.
First Step In A Homeward Direction - Mick Thomas' Roving Commission, from May 2025, the title track of an EP released ahead of a complete album expected at the end of October.
Intro- exit, etc - Dom Mariani and the Majestic Kelp, from their album Underwater Casino.
